I only recently heard the Milanov studio recording for the first time, since it is in the second 60-CD volume of Living Stereo recordings. I really enjoyed it. I also thought that Bjoerling sounded better than I had ever heard him on records.
Mike Leone
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Bob Rideout wrote:
"Late Santuzzas and Toscas were horrifying, but I have a sense
that they were not that much different from her prime - the
Tosca recording is a mess..."
Well, I like the Tosca recording, although I wouldn't say it was my favorite. (The first Callas
recording and the 1956 Tebaldi broadcast tie for top slot, for me.) Milanov's Tosca is great in
the live Covent Garden performance with Corelli. But on the recording, her "I-Vhant-To-Be-
Alone!" delivery of "Voglio vederlo!" is a hoot.
Of all Milanov's roles, even those in her prime, the one I like her in best is Maddalena in
"Andrea Chenier." The part fit her voice to a T and she really identified with the character and
the dramatic situation. The 1954 matinee performance with Del Monaco and Warren is one of
the great broadcasts in Met history: three powerful man-'o-wars steaming up the channel.
Really great stuff.
MDW
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